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Joventut moves for experienced swingman Adam Hanga
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Joventut Badalona has added a former Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion to its roster by signing Adam Hanga on a two-year deal. Hanga (2.00 meters, 35 years old) comes off an impressive season at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, where he won the ABA League, Serbian League and Serbian Cup titles. In 26 EuroLeague appearances last season, Hanga averaged 8.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.0 steal and an 8.2 PIR.
Having spent 10 seasons in the EuroLeague, Hanga will get a taste of BKT EuroCup basketball for the first time once he takes to the floor with Joventut. La Penya is the fifth Spanish side that Hanga will represent in his career, having previously suited up for Manresa (2011-13), Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2013-17), FC Barcelona (2017-21) and Real Madrid (2021-23).
He made his EuroLeague debut for Baskonia in the 2013-14 season, playing 15 games off the bench. A one-year loan at Avellino followed, but upon his return to Vitoria-Gasteiz in 2015, he was a full-time starter in the 2015-16 season and helped the club reach the EuroLeague Final Four. Then, the 2016-17 campaign was his best season to date as he averaged 10.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.3 steals and a 13.0 PIR.
Hanga went on to join Barcelona and further established himself as a EuroLeague player over the next four years, with his final season, 2020-21, seeing the team make it to the Final Four. He then opted to sign for Real, where he and his teammates finished as runners-up in 2021-22. The next season, 2022-23, Hanga was able to get his hands on the EuroLeague title for the first time after Real beat Olympiacos Piraeus in the championship game. Last season, Hanga played for Zvezda, which finished 16th in the EuroLeague standings but had a clean sweep of the domestic titles.